Sebastiane at The Capitol Cinema
Sebastiane
SAT 14 SEP
Coming Soon to
The Capitol Cinema
In conjunction with the closing of the
Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days exhibition at the Gus Fisher Gallery, experience Sebastiane, one of Jarman's most important cinematic achievements.
Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes him to a remote coastal outpost where his fellow soldiers, weakened by their desires, turn to homosexual activities to satisfy their needs. Sebastian becomes the target of lust for the officer Severus, but repeatedly rejects the man’s advances. Castigated for his Christian faith, he is tortured, humiliated and ultimately killed.
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Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days exhibition at the Gus Fisher Gallery, experience Sebastiane, one of Jarman's most important cinematic achievements.
Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes him to a remote coastal outpost where his fellow soldiers, weakened by their desires, turn to homosexual activities to satisfy their needs. Sebastian becomes the target of lust for the officer Severus, but repeatedly rejects the man’s advances. Castigated for his Christian faith, he is tortured, humiliated and ultimately killed.
In conjunction with the closing of the
Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days exhibition at the Gus Fisher Gallery, experience Sebastiane, one of Jarman's most important cinematic achievements.
Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes him to a remote coastal outpost where his fellow soldiers, weakened by their desires, turn to homosexual activities to satisfy their needs. Sebastian becomes the target of lust for the officer Severus, but repeatedly rejects the man’s advances. Castigated for his Christian faith, he is tortured, humiliated and ultimately killed.
Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days exhibition at the Gus Fisher Gallery, experience Sebastiane, one of Jarman's most important cinematic achievements.
Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes him to a remote coastal outpost where his fellow soldiers, weakened by their desires, turn to homosexual activities to satisfy their needs. Sebastian becomes the target of lust for the officer Severus, but repeatedly rejects the man’s advances. Castigated for his Christian faith, he is tortured, humiliated and ultimately killed.
Sebastiane
SAT 14 SEP
Coming Soon to
The Capitol Cinema
In conjunction with the closing of the
Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days exhibition at the Gus Fisher Gallery, experience Sebastiane, one of Jarman's most important cinematic achievements.
Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes him to a remote coastal outpost where his fellow soldiers, weakened by their desires, turn to homosexual activities to satisfy their needs. Sebastian becomes the target of lust for the officer Severus, but repeatedly rejects the man’s advances. Castigated for his Christian faith, he is tortured, humiliated and ultimately killed.